“My favorite typefaces switch over time. Right now, I find myself turning to Univers (Adrian Frutiger, 1957) pretty regularly. With such a large family (21 faces), it can serve so many purposes. And I love that it's available in condensed and extended too. Clean and readable, it's a good workhorse.” — John Clifford, Owner at Think Studio

“Avenir Next is a great alternative to some other body copy typefaces we've used in the past including Gotham and Helvetica.” — Nathan Goldman, DKNG Creative Director

Univers

“I love Univers. I use it for everything. But I also love Din. Univers is more humanistic than Helvetica as a sans serif and has a range of weights that makes it extremely versatile. It's my go-to font and hasn't aged a day since I first started using it.” — Chris Do, Founder of Blind

Helvetica Neue

“Helvetica Neue. Elegant, simple, classic and can be used for text and headline, and lots of faces for all spaces and needs.”

“A font I would take to a deserted island is Janson laser cut out of large wooden blocks. I would send a very elegant SOS message. I grew up in the photo-type era and worked with 'The Face' in Sydney that had the Berthold System. So, the truth is, I can live without all fonts as I don't favor one over the other.” — Simon Catford, UX Designer at The Walt Disney Studios

Gotham

“Gotham. Loving the extreme weight variations. It’s a well-drawn font that can be used in many ways. Used it for our yearbook last year.” — Scott Schaller, Design Teacher at Cabrillo High School

TypeEd is an educational program that helps designers implement better typography quickly and efficiently.TypeEd is the educational division of Ramp Creative, the design partnership of Michael Stinson & Rachel Elnar.